Wikimedia Commons/Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, National Park Service “The war began in my front yard and ...

A legal fight over access to burial grounds has pitted the Gullah Geechee against wealthy landowners around Hilton Head ...

Two generations of the Borden family left a large and lasting imprint on the development of the early Milton community, ...

Test your knowledge of the American Civil War with this quiz! Answer questions about key figures, causes, battles, and outcomes of this pivotal conflict in U.S. history.

Unity is strength….when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved”…Mattie Stepanek Independence ...

For the duration of the war, a series of small battles and constant guerrilla warfare were waged by Cherokee in the Indian Territory. Stand Watie officially became the last Confederate general to ...

Captain Henry Wirz thought he was just running another Confederate prison camp. Instead, he became the only Civil War soldier executed for war crimes. His prison at Andersonville killed more Union ...

The U.S. flag wasn’t as venerated before the Civil War in 1861-65 as it is now. Keeping flags aloft was crucial to maneuvering troops in Civil War battles, and that made flag bearers big targets ...

1861: The Lost Peace. By Jay Winik. Grand Central Publishing. 304 pages. $35. More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with ...